[R] set par options once for entire R session

[Bert Gunter]

Martin:

One simple approach: write your own graphics functions that are simple
wrappers to the plot functions you use that set the par() values as
you wish. You could even put them in a package that is loaded at
startup. See ?Startup

My understanding is that so long as a graphics device remains open,
new plots on it will reuse the same par() settings. See,e.g.
?plot.new.

Cheers,
Bert

Bert Gunter

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Martin Batholdy via R-help
<r-help at r-project.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to set plot-options via par() and keep them for all plots that are created thereafter.
> Currently after each plot device the parameters I can set with par() are reseted to their default value, at least on a Mac (R 3.2.1).
>
> Is there a way to define the parameters for plotting once at the beginning and then keep them for an entire R session?
>
>
> Thank you!
>
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